1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its sixty-ninth
session (11 to 20 May 1998), noting the lack of uniformity in the
enforcement of SOLAS regulation II-2/54.3 relating to the Document
of Compliance for ships carrying dangerous goods, agreed to advise,
for clarification purposes, that such a document is required only
when a ship carries or intends to carry dangerous goods as defined
in SOLAS regulation VII/2, except
class 6.2 and class 7, and is:
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.1 a passenger ship constructed on or after 1
September 1984; or
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.2 a cargo ship of 500 gross tons or over constructed
on or after 1 September 1984; or
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.3 a cargo ship of less than 500 gross tons constructed
on or after 1 February 1992.
2 SOLAS Contracting Governments are invited to
recognize and advise, for clarification purposes, that cargoes covered
by the BC Code do not require the Document of Compliance as stipulated
in SOLAS regulation II-2/54.3, unless
such cargoes are classified in accordance with SOLAS regulation VII/2, except class 6.2 and class 7.